Winsor & Newton Drawing Inks

Winsor & Newton's famous drawing inks are formulated from a series of soluble dyes in a superior shellac solution. Apply them with brush, pen, or airbrush. They are widely used by illustrators, designers, calligraphers, and artists.

These brilliant colors are fully intermixable, and they are easily diluted (with distilled water). Fast drying and water resistant, they have excellent adhesion on most surfaces.

Seldom is an art materials product so beautifully designed, and so pleasing to handle and touch, as are the Winsor & Newton Drawing Inks! The 14 ml (½ oz) glass bottles have an oversized base, so they are difficult to overturn or spill. The labels on the bottles, and even the boxes they come in, are themselves timeless works of art.

Each label has been individually designed, and contains a unique and whimsical illustration that features the color itself. Many of Britain's finest illustrators contributed to the series. No wonder that the colors sets have become one of our favorite gifts for illustrators!

Note — Dye-based colored inks are exceptionally brilliant, but their colors should be considered fugitive. Consider them to be an illustrator's medium, used to create original works for scanning or reproduction. Avoid bright light when displaying them, and use UV-protective glass.

Chris Sanders wrote that this ink, with the spider on it, was collected at great danger and expense from giant space spiders and creates the blackest black he's ever seen. I have found the ink to be very black and very nice for inking drawings.

It was recommended to me by art teacher. However, when I made a wash with this ink, the brown color separated into a purply brown and yellow, I assume because the brown was a mixture of 2 pigments that reacted differently to the wash. So for straight drawing and writing this ink is fine, but for ink washes I much prefer the Daniel Smith walnut ink, which didn't separate in washes.

As a tattoo artist, this ink is perfect for shading and line work on flash paintings. It dry relatively fast, but can be shaded out if you brush it quickly with water. Blends easily. Solid packaging. The dropper doesn't creat let a mess either. This ink goes a long way, so only a few drops will help you create beautiful contrasting pieces of art. Mix with water to ratio and get excellent shading mixtures. You can re-wet drying ink in your palette just with a drop of water. Works perfectly with Sakura Koi Water brushes. Highly recommended!!

Great inks! I love how the brilliant the ink colors are. The only problem I have is that the inks will fade so it's great for illustrations that you plan on scanning on the computer. I only feel this way because I created a small painting and ended up loving it so much but realize it will fade but at least the colors are perfect in the beginning!!!

The gold is absolutely perfect for what I need. It's a nice rich gold that isn't too light or too dark and had a good amount of sparkle to it that really pops off the paper. I also bought the silver and was vastly disappointed with it. It was thick, had no sparkle and smelled strongly of chemicals. I can still use it if I water it down, but it's still a bit sad compared to how wonderfully fluid the gold is.